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1994 (Part 1 and Part 2)

Characters Collection

1994 · characters-collection · 84 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

Characters Collection is the tail end of Bandai's barcode-Carddass era — released in 1994 across Part 1 and Part 2, it picks up directly where Super Barcode Wars left off and reuses that line's card design, with little more than the name on the front changed (collectors sometimes treat it as Super Barcode Wars Part 5). These are true Japanese vending cards: roughly 20 yen a pull out of a Carddass machine, never a Western retail product. Part 1 runs 42 cards — 36 regulars and 6 prisms — with a prism seeded about one in twenty, so the shiny pieces are the chase and the regulars are everywhere. The barcode strip isn't decoration; it fed the Super Barcode Multi Scanning System, making these as much a toy as a card. Together the two parts make the 84-card run we track here.

CollectorJapan-only vending cards. Regulars are common and cheap; the 6 prisms per part are the chase, with the roughly 1-in-20 pull rate keeping clean prisms the only real money cards.
84
Cards in set
1994
Japanese release
2
Parts (Part 1 & Part 2)
6
Prisms per part
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    Barcode strip on each card fed the Super Barcode Multi Scanning System — these are playable vending cards, not just collectibles.
  • 2
    Design is carried over almost unchanged from Super Barcode Wars; effectively a rebranded continuation of that line (sometimes called Super Barcode Wars Part 5).
  • 3
    Sold one card at a time from Japanese Carddass vending machines (the standard ~20-yen Carddass price), so no sealed-pack product exists.
  • 4
    Prisms seeded roughly 1 in 20 pulls — 6 prism cards in Part 1; Part 2 is reported to mirror the same structure.
GRADING NOTES

Vending-machine cards: expect handling wear, soft corners, and edge nicks from the dispenser — pristine copies are scarce. Prisms show scratching and surface lines easily under light, so eye-clean foil drives the grade. Centering on barcode Carddass runs loose; the barcode strip along the edge is a common spot for print/registration drift.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 2 editions. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

84 OF 84 CARDS1 LISTED
1The Super SaiyansPrism—2Great SaiyamanCommon—3Super Saiyan GotenPrism—4Super Saiyan TrunksPrism—5ShinCommon—6KibitoCommon—7VidelCommon$19.96 8PiccoloCommon—9KrillinCommon—10Android 18Common—11Mighty MaskCommon—12AnnouncerCommon—13AngelaCommon—14CocoCommon—15ToraCommon—16King YemmaCommon—17Goz & MezCommon—18Snake PrincessCommon—19GregoryCommon—20Master MutaitoCommon—21SnowCommon—22DaburaPrism—23BabidiPrism—24YakonCommon—25Pui PuiCommon—26YamuCommon—27SpopovichCommon—28JewelCommon—29KielaCommon—30PuntaCommon—31Mighty MaskCommon—32IdasaCommon—33Super Saiyan BrolyPrism—34DaizCommon—35AmondCommon—36MisokatsunCommon—37KishimeCommon—38GingerCommon—39NickyCommon—40Raichi & ZaacroCommon—41Skeleton RobotCommon—42Chi-ChiCommon—43Super Saiyan GokuPrism—44Super Saiyan GohanPrism—45Super Saiyan Goten & TrunksPrism—46The Goku FamilyCommon—47The Vegeta FamilyCommon—48KrillinCommon—49Android 18Common—50YamchaCommon—51Kame House FriendsCommon—52DendeCommon—53King FurryCommon—54TV AnnouncerCommon—55MooriCommon—56PumbukinCommon—57ToteppoCommon—58FashaCommon—59ZesinCommon—60BunCommon—61EmmyCommon—62UpaCommon—63Ox-KingCommon—64Majin BuuPrism—65Super Saiyan VegetaPrism—66Bio BrolyPrism—67Bio SoldiersCommon—68Jager BattaCommon—69Men MenCommon—70ShamanCommon—71SalzaCommon—72DoreCommon—73NeizCommon—74AngilaCommon—75ZeiunCommon—76MedamatchaCommon—77GakujaCommon—78Lakasei & RasinCommon—79Dr. KochinCommon—80EbifuryaCommon—81Bio-ManCommon—82SanshoCommon—83PianoCommon—84Man-WolfCommon—
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